Is current harmful when it doesn't flow out of you?

[mfb]

For the initial approach, that formula is correct, but I don't see where your GJ value comes from - the current won't flow for milliseconds.

 

[Nogoodnames]

For the initial approach, that formula is correct, but I don't see where your GJ value comes from - the current won't flow for milliseconds.

Yeah I don't really know how long the current flows for so I just plugged in a few small numbers. Do you know approximately how long that current flows usually?

Nvm I figured out how to work out the time.

 

[Nogoodnames]

For the initial approach, that formula is correct, but I don't see where your GJ value comes from - the current won't flow for milliseconds.

If I am not grounded (eg stand on a plastic stool) and touch a Van de Graaff generator, is it reasonable to model myself in this case as a capacitor? (using equations like I=(V/R)exp(-t/CR))

If I touch the Van de Graaf generator with a metal rod (still standing on the plastic stool), can I still model myself as a capacitor by simply taking the new resistance as my own resistance+the metal rod's resistance?

Thanks.

 

[mfb]

That should give a good approximation. But don't test it in practice...